The opening of the new Krispy Kreme store in Northeast El Paso was delayed from Tuesday to today due to an equipment problem, the franchise owner reported.

The store at 9040 Dyer and Hondo Pass is scheduled to open at 6 a.m., today, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m.

Ten people were in line Tuesday morning for the store opening, and were asked to return later in the day after a store sign was installed, reported Randy Willard, president of Glazing Saddles, the Austin company which owns El Paso's three Krispy Kreme stores and seven others in Texas.

The first 12 in line receive a dozen free doughnuts every week for a year, and customers 13 through 100 get a dozen free doughnuts every month for a year, the company reported.